Rebirth: sailing a thousand times
Chapter 12 Paving the Way
The next day, Gu Shaobai got out of bed after being called eight times by Qiuyue. Qiuyue twisted the towel roll and complained, "It's still a sailor as bright as a jade tree. I think it should be changed to "Gu's mansion is a big lazy man." "Cat" That's right, people outside say that the third young master of the Gu family is the best in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting in Jingling, I'm afraid no one will know that you are also the best in the world if you sleep on your bed!"
Gu Shaobai took the roll of towel, wiped his face and neck, narrowed his eyes, and said with a smile, "Don't say it, I think it's a good change, and I quite like being a big lazy cat." If you can, really do it A cat is better than a human being, carrying the heavy burden of the life and prosperity of the whole family, I don't know if I can get through this gate of hell.He was afraid that if he was careless, if he didn't do well, he would end up ransacking his family and exterminating his family. It would be better than dying in his previous life.
"Qiuyue, go and pick out some good ones from those paintings I drew, I'll use them," Gu Shaobai ordered.
Qiuyue agreed, and across the screen was the study outside. On the ground at the corner of the desk stood a blue and white porcelain vat full of scrolls of calligraphy and painting, and Qiuyue spread them out to search one by one.
Gu Shaobai took this opportunity to drink the chicken soup that had been heated eight times on the table, wiped his mouth, went to the closet to find a thick moon white shirt and put it on.
After Qiuyue picked out the painting, she took a bundle and wrapped it up for him, and found a pair of plain green long coats for him to wear outside.
"The weather is going from warm to cold, young master is just right, so you should wear one more, and be careful of the wind," Qiuyue said while fastening him with patterned cloth buttons one by one.
Gu Shaobai saw her slender fingers fastened them neatly, and adjusted the hem of his clothes.
Thinking of how sad Qiuyue was when she died, and before she had time to find a good home for her, she couldn't help feeling her nose sour.He coughed twice and swallowed the discomfort in his throat.
"Qiuyue, have you thought about what I said earlier?" Gu Shaobai asked.
Qiuyue stared at her beautiful eyes and asked in confusion, "What's the matter?"
"It's about finding Mr. Ruyi for you...I'm not joking," Gu Shaobai said frankly.
Qiuyue was taken aback for a moment, and then met Gu Shaobai's serious eyes, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Although she liked the young master, she also knew that with her status, she would definitely not be able to be the main wife. A concubine's room is also good, girls' minds are always more complicated, she observed secretly, and tried a few times, and found that Gu Shaobai didn't mean anything to her at all, so she gave up.Since I can't keep up with him, I have to marry sooner or later, so I might as well choose an honest and honest man to live with.
Thinking of this, she blushed and said, "Qiuyue is the master."
"Okay", Gu Shaobai said, "In a few days, when I have time, I will talk to Erniang to find you a good family."If she married Qiuyue earlier, she would be one less person and feel less guilty when she was implicated.
Gu Shaobai went out with a promise and a painting scroll.He ran into Gu Qingbai head-on, "Hey, where is the third brother going with such a vigorous dress?"
He looked at Gu Shaobai with a smile, his eyes were full of smiles, the 17-year-old Gu Shaobai had slender eyebrows, and his pupils were as agile as two pools of clear water, swirling to draw people's gazes in, his nose was straight, Pale pink and thin lips, the streamlined small chin is exquisite and cute.The figure is as tall as a thin bamboo pole, and it is really as bright as a jade tree!
Gu Shaobai said, "What business can I have, but to get together with my friends, Second Brother, Daddy said you are going out tomorrow, right?"
Gu Qingbai said, "If you go to Fengcheng tomorrow, you can turn around in about ten days."
Fengcheng is the border, and there is thousands of miles of grassland outside the city. The Gu family has some friendship with the King of Mobei, and they usually take some cotton and linen, and some non-perishable food such as dried meat and preserved fruits.
Gu Shaobai said, "Fengcheng is so far away, it takes at least twenty days to go back and forth, how can it be turned back in ten days?"
"The prince of Mobei happens to be in Luoyi. You don't need to go to Fengcheng this time, just hand it over to the prince." Gu Qingbai stretched out his finger, and gave Shaobai a strand of messy hair scattered around his ear, porcelain white as jade. There was an intimate smile on his face, and his heart suddenly throbbed. Before he knew it, Shaobai was approaching his 17th birthday, and he was handsome and charming. He was no longer the child who liked to roll around in his arms like a baby when he was young.
The small gathering of Xichi Painting Pavilion this time is in "Deruiju" in the east of Jingling City. "Deruiju" is the leading restaurant in Beijing. Not to mention the elegant rooms on the second and third floors, each room has a different style and is extremely luxurious.Except for high-ranking officials and dignitaries, ordinary people can't afford it at all.
Mingyue first walked to an elegant seat at the top of the third floor. On the door of the wing room was a huge double-sided beaded lotus leaf picture. The embroidery was exquisite and outstanding. Drunk."
Mingyue raised the curtain, and the hustle and bustle of people inside poured out all at once. Gu Shaobai told Mingyue to take a seat downstairs and waited, and he walked into the house with his bundle.
The original large round table for eating has been withdrawn and replaced with a large book table of golden nanmu, which is two meters long and one meter wide. There are already seven teenagers in beautiful clothes, all of whom are not far from each other in age. They were talking and laughing happily.
These seven people were all dressed in exquisite and luxurious clothes, and they all looked like princes of aristocratic families.I've seen Mu Qingfeng's clothes in my previous life, but looking at these people now, I'm nothing compared to them.I still remember that night, Mu Qingfeng was dressed in a black silk brocade suit with dark patterns, the cuffs and neckline were embroidered with red clouds and thunder patterns, and his eyes were as cold as a sharp edge, as fierce as a falcon, and with just one glance, he nailed himself to death. The pillar of shame.
"Shaobai, you're here." When a round-faced boy saw him, he threw away the paintbrush in his hand and came over to greet him.It was the young master Mo Ran who had the best personal relationship with him in Xichi Painting Pavilion, and his words went like this.Mo Ran's father was the hereditary Marquis of Dingbei, and his grandfather had helped the great ancestors of this dynasty to pacify the world, so although Marquis Dingbei is now just a lord who is supported by the court and has no real job, he is quite respected and favored by the emperor.And as the only son of the old Hou Ye, Mo Ran is a well-deserved heir, so people who are acquainted with him privately call him Xiao Hou Ye.
But fortunately, this dandy is not a real dandy, although he is a little ignorant and likes to eat and wait to die, but he does not have the problem of being arrogant and domineering like ordinary children from aristocratic families, which is why Gu Shaobai has a close personal relationship with him , with him, comfortable and at ease.As for the others, Gu Shaobai in his previous life was always unwilling to glance at them from the corner of his eye.
Gu Shaobai looked at the other six people, and recognized three of them, they were the sons of Minister of Military Affairs and Minister of Rites, and Guo Shen, the youngest son of Dali Temple Minister Guo Chaoyi, and the other three were strangers.
Gu Shaobai met with the six people and said to Mo Ran, "These three brothers are very handsome, Xingyun, please introduce..."
After being introduced by Mo Ran, Gu Shaobai's thoughts came alive. The pale and skinny boy was Wang Yeguan, the third son of Wang Jian, Minister of the Household Department. Testified that Mu Qingfeng was drunk at the birthday banquet, thus confirming the crime of seducing the Gu family with sex for personal gain.
Gu Shaobai took out the three paintings in the bundle, unfolded the scrolls, and spread them on the table, "Brothers, Shaobai's three graffiti works, please correct me."
Gu Shaobai is well-known in the capital, and no one knows what he doesn't know. How dare these half bottled jealousy criticize, just looking at it makes them feel ashamed and filthy.
Everyone looked at each other for a long time, even if they didn't want to admit it, they had to give their thumbs up and praise.
Gu Shaobai was not self-effacing, and said kindly, "Since that's the case, Shaobai has nothing to show for it. If any brother doesn't despise the inferior painting skills, Shaobai is willing to offer it with both hands."
Everyone was stunned, and then happily scrambled, "Mine, I want this one..."
"I want this picture of distant mountains..."
"Aren't you the one in the photo, why are you here to grab me..."
There is no shortage of precious calligraphy and paintings, rare antiques in the family of officials, but rare things are the most expensive. Gu Shaobai's calligraphy and paintings are hard to find in the market. If he draws well and writes well, he will not sell them!
Gu Shaobai smiled sneeringly at the side, wondering if Gu Shaobai's paintings and calligraphy, which has lost his reputation, are still flocking to people like this, I'm afraid they can't wait to tear them into pieces and burn them into fly ashes!
Mo Ran said, "Shaobai, you tell me about you, and you don't even say to bring a few more pictures when you give it away. How can you be so good!"
Gu Shaobai quickly put on an apologetic expression, and raised his voice, "Brothers, it's because Shaobai didn't think carefully. Shaobai will just paint when he gets home. Brother Jian, Brother Guo, and Brother Lin, you can choose what you like. Tell me, I will make a new painting when I get home, and send it to the mansion in person after I finish it, okay?"
When the three of them heard this, they were of course overjoyed.Gu Shaobai chatted with several people for a long time, giving pointers to their paintings one by one, until noon, and then came out with Mo Ran.
Mo Ran pouted, "Shaobai, I don't agree."
Gu Shaobai glanced at him, "Why are you so crazy?"
Mo Ran said, "Why did you only send them off and not me?"
Gu Shaobai knocked on his head with the folding fan in his hand, "Is it still too little for you? How about I draw you a new one, and you give me back the old one?"
Mo Ran scratched his head, not answering his words.
Gu Shaobai tugged at his sleeve, "Go, I'm going to spend a lot of money today, I'll treat you to dinner." When Mo Ran heard this, she was overjoyed and said repeatedly, "Go, go, go."
Mo Ran loves to eat sheep and scorpions, and the two walked across the street to the one that Mo Ran often goes to on weekdays.
A large pot of sheep and scorpions was on the table, and Mo Ran's saliva was about to flow out.He didn't even use chopsticks, and directly lifted two five-finger steel forks without any politeness, and in a short while, most of the pots were poured out.My stomach was half full, so I raised my greasy face, "Hey, Shaobai, don't you dislike the smell of mutton the most, why did you risk your life to accompany the gentleman today?"
The white mist was steaming, a large pot stood in a corner of the kitchen, and the sheep bones were floating and sinking in the boiling old soup.It was time for dinner, and the old sheep soup store was overcrowded.
Gu Shaobai covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, the juicy mutton scorpions in front of him, the greasy tables and chairs, and the strong smell of haggis and mutton soup all made his precious stomach feel tormented , swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva forcefully, swallowed the nauseating discomfort in his throat, rolled his eyes, "You are still a gentleman, I think you are just a foodie."
Gu Shaobai took the roll of towel, wiped his face and neck, narrowed his eyes, and said with a smile, "Don't say it, I think it's a good change, and I quite like being a big lazy cat." If you can, really do it A cat is better than a human being, carrying the heavy burden of the life and prosperity of the whole family, I don't know if I can get through this gate of hell.He was afraid that if he was careless, if he didn't do well, he would end up ransacking his family and exterminating his family. It would be better than dying in his previous life.
"Qiuyue, go and pick out some good ones from those paintings I drew, I'll use them," Gu Shaobai ordered.
Qiuyue agreed, and across the screen was the study outside. On the ground at the corner of the desk stood a blue and white porcelain vat full of scrolls of calligraphy and painting, and Qiuyue spread them out to search one by one.
Gu Shaobai took this opportunity to drink the chicken soup that had been heated eight times on the table, wiped his mouth, went to the closet to find a thick moon white shirt and put it on.
After Qiuyue picked out the painting, she took a bundle and wrapped it up for him, and found a pair of plain green long coats for him to wear outside.
"The weather is going from warm to cold, young master is just right, so you should wear one more, and be careful of the wind," Qiuyue said while fastening him with patterned cloth buttons one by one.
Gu Shaobai saw her slender fingers fastened them neatly, and adjusted the hem of his clothes.
Thinking of how sad Qiuyue was when she died, and before she had time to find a good home for her, she couldn't help feeling her nose sour.He coughed twice and swallowed the discomfort in his throat.
"Qiuyue, have you thought about what I said earlier?" Gu Shaobai asked.
Qiuyue stared at her beautiful eyes and asked in confusion, "What's the matter?"
"It's about finding Mr. Ruyi for you...I'm not joking," Gu Shaobai said frankly.
Qiuyue was taken aback for a moment, and then met Gu Shaobai's serious eyes, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Although she liked the young master, she also knew that with her status, she would definitely not be able to be the main wife. A concubine's room is also good, girls' minds are always more complicated, she observed secretly, and tried a few times, and found that Gu Shaobai didn't mean anything to her at all, so she gave up.Since I can't keep up with him, I have to marry sooner or later, so I might as well choose an honest and honest man to live with.
Thinking of this, she blushed and said, "Qiuyue is the master."
"Okay", Gu Shaobai said, "In a few days, when I have time, I will talk to Erniang to find you a good family."If she married Qiuyue earlier, she would be one less person and feel less guilty when she was implicated.
Gu Shaobai went out with a promise and a painting scroll.He ran into Gu Qingbai head-on, "Hey, where is the third brother going with such a vigorous dress?"
He looked at Gu Shaobai with a smile, his eyes were full of smiles, the 17-year-old Gu Shaobai had slender eyebrows, and his pupils were as agile as two pools of clear water, swirling to draw people's gazes in, his nose was straight, Pale pink and thin lips, the streamlined small chin is exquisite and cute.The figure is as tall as a thin bamboo pole, and it is really as bright as a jade tree!
Gu Shaobai said, "What business can I have, but to get together with my friends, Second Brother, Daddy said you are going out tomorrow, right?"
Gu Qingbai said, "If you go to Fengcheng tomorrow, you can turn around in about ten days."
Fengcheng is the border, and there is thousands of miles of grassland outside the city. The Gu family has some friendship with the King of Mobei, and they usually take some cotton and linen, and some non-perishable food such as dried meat and preserved fruits.
Gu Shaobai said, "Fengcheng is so far away, it takes at least twenty days to go back and forth, how can it be turned back in ten days?"
"The prince of Mobei happens to be in Luoyi. You don't need to go to Fengcheng this time, just hand it over to the prince." Gu Qingbai stretched out his finger, and gave Shaobai a strand of messy hair scattered around his ear, porcelain white as jade. There was an intimate smile on his face, and his heart suddenly throbbed. Before he knew it, Shaobai was approaching his 17th birthday, and he was handsome and charming. He was no longer the child who liked to roll around in his arms like a baby when he was young.
The small gathering of Xichi Painting Pavilion this time is in "Deruiju" in the east of Jingling City. "Deruiju" is the leading restaurant in Beijing. Not to mention the elegant rooms on the second and third floors, each room has a different style and is extremely luxurious.Except for high-ranking officials and dignitaries, ordinary people can't afford it at all.
Mingyue first walked to an elegant seat at the top of the third floor. On the door of the wing room was a huge double-sided beaded lotus leaf picture. The embroidery was exquisite and outstanding. Drunk."
Mingyue raised the curtain, and the hustle and bustle of people inside poured out all at once. Gu Shaobai told Mingyue to take a seat downstairs and waited, and he walked into the house with his bundle.
The original large round table for eating has been withdrawn and replaced with a large book table of golden nanmu, which is two meters long and one meter wide. There are already seven teenagers in beautiful clothes, all of whom are not far from each other in age. They were talking and laughing happily.
These seven people were all dressed in exquisite and luxurious clothes, and they all looked like princes of aristocratic families.I've seen Mu Qingfeng's clothes in my previous life, but looking at these people now, I'm nothing compared to them.I still remember that night, Mu Qingfeng was dressed in a black silk brocade suit with dark patterns, the cuffs and neckline were embroidered with red clouds and thunder patterns, and his eyes were as cold as a sharp edge, as fierce as a falcon, and with just one glance, he nailed himself to death. The pillar of shame.
"Shaobai, you're here." When a round-faced boy saw him, he threw away the paintbrush in his hand and came over to greet him.It was the young master Mo Ran who had the best personal relationship with him in Xichi Painting Pavilion, and his words went like this.Mo Ran's father was the hereditary Marquis of Dingbei, and his grandfather had helped the great ancestors of this dynasty to pacify the world, so although Marquis Dingbei is now just a lord who is supported by the court and has no real job, he is quite respected and favored by the emperor.And as the only son of the old Hou Ye, Mo Ran is a well-deserved heir, so people who are acquainted with him privately call him Xiao Hou Ye.
But fortunately, this dandy is not a real dandy, although he is a little ignorant and likes to eat and wait to die, but he does not have the problem of being arrogant and domineering like ordinary children from aristocratic families, which is why Gu Shaobai has a close personal relationship with him , with him, comfortable and at ease.As for the others, Gu Shaobai in his previous life was always unwilling to glance at them from the corner of his eye.
Gu Shaobai looked at the other six people, and recognized three of them, they were the sons of Minister of Military Affairs and Minister of Rites, and Guo Shen, the youngest son of Dali Temple Minister Guo Chaoyi, and the other three were strangers.
Gu Shaobai met with the six people and said to Mo Ran, "These three brothers are very handsome, Xingyun, please introduce..."
After being introduced by Mo Ran, Gu Shaobai's thoughts came alive. The pale and skinny boy was Wang Yeguan, the third son of Wang Jian, Minister of the Household Department. Testified that Mu Qingfeng was drunk at the birthday banquet, thus confirming the crime of seducing the Gu family with sex for personal gain.
Gu Shaobai took out the three paintings in the bundle, unfolded the scrolls, and spread them on the table, "Brothers, Shaobai's three graffiti works, please correct me."
Gu Shaobai is well-known in the capital, and no one knows what he doesn't know. How dare these half bottled jealousy criticize, just looking at it makes them feel ashamed and filthy.
Everyone looked at each other for a long time, even if they didn't want to admit it, they had to give their thumbs up and praise.
Gu Shaobai was not self-effacing, and said kindly, "Since that's the case, Shaobai has nothing to show for it. If any brother doesn't despise the inferior painting skills, Shaobai is willing to offer it with both hands."
Everyone was stunned, and then happily scrambled, "Mine, I want this one..."
"I want this picture of distant mountains..."
"Aren't you the one in the photo, why are you here to grab me..."
There is no shortage of precious calligraphy and paintings, rare antiques in the family of officials, but rare things are the most expensive. Gu Shaobai's calligraphy and paintings are hard to find in the market. If he draws well and writes well, he will not sell them!
Gu Shaobai smiled sneeringly at the side, wondering if Gu Shaobai's paintings and calligraphy, which has lost his reputation, are still flocking to people like this, I'm afraid they can't wait to tear them into pieces and burn them into fly ashes!
Mo Ran said, "Shaobai, you tell me about you, and you don't even say to bring a few more pictures when you give it away. How can you be so good!"
Gu Shaobai quickly put on an apologetic expression, and raised his voice, "Brothers, it's because Shaobai didn't think carefully. Shaobai will just paint when he gets home. Brother Jian, Brother Guo, and Brother Lin, you can choose what you like. Tell me, I will make a new painting when I get home, and send it to the mansion in person after I finish it, okay?"
When the three of them heard this, they were of course overjoyed.Gu Shaobai chatted with several people for a long time, giving pointers to their paintings one by one, until noon, and then came out with Mo Ran.
Mo Ran pouted, "Shaobai, I don't agree."
Gu Shaobai glanced at him, "Why are you so crazy?"
Mo Ran said, "Why did you only send them off and not me?"
Gu Shaobai knocked on his head with the folding fan in his hand, "Is it still too little for you? How about I draw you a new one, and you give me back the old one?"
Mo Ran scratched his head, not answering his words.
Gu Shaobai tugged at his sleeve, "Go, I'm going to spend a lot of money today, I'll treat you to dinner." When Mo Ran heard this, she was overjoyed and said repeatedly, "Go, go, go."
Mo Ran loves to eat sheep and scorpions, and the two walked across the street to the one that Mo Ran often goes to on weekdays.
A large pot of sheep and scorpions was on the table, and Mo Ran's saliva was about to flow out.He didn't even use chopsticks, and directly lifted two five-finger steel forks without any politeness, and in a short while, most of the pots were poured out.My stomach was half full, so I raised my greasy face, "Hey, Shaobai, don't you dislike the smell of mutton the most, why did you risk your life to accompany the gentleman today?"
The white mist was steaming, a large pot stood in a corner of the kitchen, and the sheep bones were floating and sinking in the boiling old soup.It was time for dinner, and the old sheep soup store was overcrowded.
Gu Shaobai covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, the juicy mutton scorpions in front of him, the greasy tables and chairs, and the strong smell of haggis and mutton soup all made his precious stomach feel tormented , swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva forcefully, swallowed the nauseating discomfort in his throat, rolled his eyes, "You are still a gentleman, I think you are just a foodie."
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